New version of one of the 50 best records of 2024 arrives for the Rocinante Três Seals project
The Pianist Singer, Pianist and Composer Zé Manoel Launched on Tuesday (February 4) a vinyl version of the album Coralwhich was among the 50 best records of 2024 according to the APCA.
The special edition is made in transparent vinyl 180g by the project Rocinante Three Seals and is available exclusively at www.rocinanteatressels.com.
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Originally released in last year, Coral reflects a transformative moment in the career of Zé Manoel. The album moves through a diversity of sounds and influences, connecting Afro-Brazilian, northeastern and contemporary music. Tracks like “Golden”, “Malaika” (with LUEDJI LUNA) and “Black headdress girl” consolidate the essence of work, which also has collaborations from Alessandra Leão, Liniker, Arthur Nogueirabetween others.
The name “choir” came from a dream: “both the word and the melody came for Dorival CaymmiI dreamed that I sang ‘heart…’. I wondered what he wanted to tell me, and I understood that if Dorival I was giving me this song, it was not supposed to do what he would do, because I am not Caymmi – It was to do my way. ”
Created from this interpretation, the album presents the lightness with which the artist works his creativity and also his excellence.
Zé Manoel He has always thought his albums as historical. “I insisted on a narrative line in ‘I heart naked (2020), even without much faith that people would hear the album in order. To my surprise, they listened, yes, and understood. “
Like this, Coral It is conceived as a sound and conceptual course, leading the listener of dawn to the emotional climax of the title track.
The compositions of the album have several collaborations, some recurring in the singer’s work. “If I am Almodóvar, LUEDJI LUNA It’s mine Penelope Cruz“He jokes.” When I identify and I create ties with people, I like to repeat the work. ” Caetana, Isadora Melo and RAFAELA DA SILVAthat lend their voices in banners as “Siriri” and “Malaika”.
The edition in vinyl of Coral It reinforces the concept of the album as a work designed to be heard in its original sequence, with richness of sound and poetic details. Zé Manoel It describes its relationship with the physical format as a way to record and preserve an artistic moment. “A album is like a photo album, a movie that will be recorded. While I make music, I will make albums,” says the artist.
The music production was in charge of Bruno Moraisbringing arrangements that expand the identity of the singer and instrumentalist. High quality mastering ensures that the vinyl listening experience maintains the integrity and depth of the original recordings.
With this first edition in vinyl, Coral adds to the catalog of Rocinante Three Sealswhich has been consolidating a work of rescue and preservation of Brazilian music in high quality physical formats. The vinyl is now available for exclusive purchase at www.rocinanteatresselos.com.
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